1998 United Way Campaign

Dear Friends:

My family and I are pleased to join with so many of you in
pledging our support to United Way during this falls campaign.
As members of the Ann Arbor community in every respect, we continue
to rely on United Ways help in assuring that the greatest
health and human service needs in this area are identified and, by
way of this brief campaign, met with our help.

It is the Universitys goal to contribute, through
commitments of its faculty and staff, close to $1 million of the $7.3
million overall campaign goal. As a University and as individual
professionals, we give a lot already to this community, and I believe
the people of Washtenaw County fully understand that fact.
Participating in the United Way simply adds further and very personal
value to our commitment.

The United Way has reinforced its intention to do the best job
possible for its contributors and its recipient agencies by moving in
impressive new leadership who have taken the necessary steps
internally to cut budgets, eliminate duplication of services,
increase public oversight and reduce fund-raising overhead. They have
made the changes that we required of them.

You can contribute as you like, by personal check or through a
payroll deduction. You can designate that your support go to the
Community Fund or to the agency or agencies that are special to
you.

Thank you for taking the time to consider the 1998 United Way
Campaign of the University of Michigan. And thank you for all that
you do.